Reading Focus – Global Understanding
Some resistance to yoga in the US active and busy A. Americans are _____________________; B. Americans like lifting weights or running.
Reading Focus – Global Understanding
Philosophy behind yoga A. Mind/body connection; B. Physical posture and alignment can influence a person’s mood and self-esteem ____________________________________; shape and heal the body C. Mind can be used to ____________________________.
Reading Focus – Global Understanding
Benefits of practicing yoga A. Increase _______________________________________; general health and stamina B. Reduce stress; strength, flexibility and sense of C. Increase a person’s ___________________________________ well-being _____________.
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action 6. breath breathe breathless breathtaking breath before we got to the top. A. We had to stop for _________ breathing B. She lay awake listening to her sister’s steady ____________. C. The bank’s new on-line service is still growing at a breathtaking ______________ pace. D. I was a little ___________ breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast. 7. physical physiological psychological physical strain of the previous day A. The emotional and _________ had left him exhausted. physiological response. B. The drug produced no obvious ______________ C. Robyn’s loss of memory is a ______________ psychological problem, rather than a physical one.
Ashtanga yoga: can be a more __________________, vigorous routine using a ______________________________________________________ flowing and dance-like sequence of hatha postures to ____________________, generate body heat which purifies thing.
Reading Focus – Detailed Information
Task 2 Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage. (P 134)
Key: 1 F 2 T 7 F 8 F
Reading Focus – Global Understanding Two schools of hatha yoga
Iyengar yoga: was founded by B.K.S. Iyengar, who is widely considered as one of the great living innovators of yoga. It A. puts strict emphasis on ____________________; form and alignment B. uses traditional hatha yoga techniques ______________________________________; in new manners and sequences C. can be good or physical therapy because it allows the use of props like straps and blocks ________________________________________;.
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action 4. present presentation represent presentation A. Bear’s Cafe needs to pay more attention to ___________ and taste. represented as a woman with cow’s horns. B. The goddess is ___________ presented by the family to the museum. C. The sword was ___________ present when the news was announced? D. Were you ________ 5. innovator inventor investor A. The patent lists six __________ inventors who worked on the system. B. Foreign __________ investors have shown considerable interest in the venture. C. Caesar planned vast projects and emerged as a great military innovators . ____________
Reading Focus – Global Understanding
How to practice yoga yoga teacher or physical therapist A. Learn from _____________________________________; B. Can be strenuous; breath and heart C. Stretch and align the body while the ____________________ rate are kept slow and steady ___________________________________________________; D. Need a __________________________________, flat floor surface to stretch out on a mat or towel; E. Need concentration and ____________________________. awareness of breathing
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F 4 T 5 T 6 T F 10 T 11 T 12 F
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action
Task 1
Choose the sentence in which the underlined word has the closest meaning to the underlined word in the sentence quoted from the passage. (P135)
1. master mastery
masterpiece
masterpieces Western art. A. It’s one of the greatest __________of B. I never quite __________ mastered the art of walking in high heels. C. He doesn’t have _________ mastery of the basic rules of grammar.
• Key 1- B 2-D 3- C 4-B 5-A 6- B 7- D 8- C 9- A 10- C 11- D 12 B
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action
Task 2 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from each group. Change the form if necessary. Some words may be used more than once. (P136)
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action 2. commit commission commitment A. He has clearly ______________his government to continuing committed down the path of economic reform. B. You can _____________ commission them to paint something especially for you. C. She doesn’t want to make a big emotional _____________ commitment to Steve at the moment. 3. execute executive execution executing the company’s A. Franklin is in charge of __________ reorganization plan. B. The solicitors are proceeding with the _________ execution of her mother’s will. C. He sits on the ___________ executive committee that manages the bank.